The 2022-2024 direction paper sets the focus of ICVA’s work in Asia and the Pacific Region and is guided by the ICVA 2030 Strategy.

Following the ‘Grand Bargain explained’ paper published in March 2017, ICVA has drafted the ‘Grand Bargain 2.0 explained’ briefing paper to support humanitarian actors, particularly NGOs, to better understand and engage in this new phase of the Grand Bargain 2.0 from 2021 – 2023.

Special thanks to The Amity Foundation for their diligent efforts in translating this essential document into Chinese.

Presentation by Oliver Lacey-Hall at the ICVA regional elearning webinar on Understanding ASEAN: The role of the AHA centre on 12 October 2017.

China’s global aid program is evolving and expanding prompting considerable interest from the international humanitarian sector. Much attention has been paid to developments in Chinese aid. Most work examines the geopolitical, development aid and security policy angles, rather than the operational and policy implications for humanitarian aid. There is less understanding of how Chinese and traditional actors can engage on humanitarian reform. This practice paper aims to address that gap, as part of the Humanitarian Horizons research program, which seeks to stimulate discussion and inform practice.

This policy paper seeks to amplify the views and experiences articulated during the 2020 Regional Humanitarian Partnership Events on what will the future of humanitarianism look like in the Asia-Pacific region over the next decade.

The 2022 Humanitarian Partnership week aimed to:

• Showcase diverse views, understanding and analysis from different stakeholders in the Asia Pacific region based on their own contexts and expertise. 
• Catalyse plan for actions and commitments to advance the various priority areas and inform regional actions moving forward. 
• Exchange information on resources, events or initiatives that other stakeholders may be interested to join or support in 2022. 

A press statement on IASC’s Emergency Directors Group’s five-day mission to Afghanistan while calling for urgent support to life-saving humanitarian action.

This briefing paper covers a historical analysis of NGO – Taliban relations. It highlights the challenges currently faced by the NGOs in Afghanistan, with a focus on national and local NGOs, based on findings from 41 key informant interviews and a desk review of currently available literature. It concludes with recommendations for the humanitarian sector as they move forward with meeting the needs of vulnerable Afghan people during this complex crisis.

Interagency and Asia Pacific technical working groups

ICVA Statement during the Afghanistan Conference 2022. A High-level pledging event on supporting the Humanitarian Response in Afghanistan. The meeting was convened by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, joined by Member State co-hosts including the Governments of Qatar, the United Kingdom and Germany.

The 2022-2024 direction papers set the focus of ICVA’s work in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America, and MENA regions. They are guided by the ICVA 2030 Strategy.

Presentation by Oliver Lacey-Hall at the ICVA regional elearning webinar on Understanding ASEAN: The role of the AHA centre on 12 October 2017.

China’s global aid program is evolving and expanding prompting considerable interest from the international humanitarian sector. Much attention has been paid to developments in Chinese aid. Most work examines the geopolitical, development aid and security policy angles, rather than the operational and policy implications for humanitarian aid. There is less understanding of how Chinese and traditional actors can engage on humanitarian reform. This practice paper aims to address that gap, as part of the Humanitarian Horizons research program, which seeks to stimulate discussion and inform practice.

This policy paper seeks to amplify the views and experiences articulated during the 2020 Regional Humanitarian Partnership Events on what will the future of humanitarianism look like in the Asia-Pacific region over the next decade.

The 2022 Humanitarian Partnership week aimed to:

• Showcase diverse views, understanding and analysis from different stakeholders in the Asia Pacific region based on their own contexts and expertise. 
• Catalyse plan for actions and commitments to advance the various priority areas and inform regional actions moving forward. 
• Exchange information on resources, events or initiatives that other stakeholders may be interested to join or support in 2022. 

A press statement on IASC’s Emergency Directors Group’s five-day mission to Afghanistan while calling for urgent support to life-saving humanitarian action.

This briefing paper covers a historical analysis of NGO – Taliban relations. It highlights the challenges currently faced by the NGOs in Afghanistan, with a focus on national and local NGOs, based on findings from 41 key informant interviews and a desk review of currently available literature. It concludes with recommendations for the humanitarian sector as they move forward with meeting the needs of vulnerable Afghan people during this complex crisis.

Interagency and Asia Pacific technical working groups

ICVA Statement during the Afghanistan Conference 2022. A High-level pledging event on supporting the Humanitarian Response in Afghanistan. The meeting was convened by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, joined by Member State co-hosts including the Governments of Qatar, the United Kingdom and Germany.

The 2022-2024 direction papers set the focus of ICVA’s work in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America, and MENA regions. They are guided by the ICVA 2030 Strategy.

This policy paper seeks to amplify the views and experiences articulated during the 2020 Regional Humanitarian Partnership Events on what will the future of humanitarianism look like in the Asia-Pacific region over the next decade.

Presentation by Oliver Lacey-Hall at the ICVA regional elearning webinar on Understanding ASEAN: The role of the AHA centre on 12 October 2017.

China’s global aid program is evolving and expanding prompting considerable interest from the international humanitarian sector. Much attention has been paid to developments in Chinese aid. Most work examines the geopolitical, development aid and security policy angles, rather than the operational and policy implications for humanitarian aid. There is less understanding of how Chinese and traditional actors can engage on humanitarian reform. This practice paper aims to address that gap, as part of the Humanitarian Horizons research program, which seeks to stimulate discussion and inform practice.

This policy paper seeks to amplify the views and experiences articulated during the 2020 Regional Humanitarian Partnership Events on what will the future of humanitarianism look like in the Asia-Pacific region over the next decade.

The 2022 Humanitarian Partnership week aimed to:

• Showcase diverse views, understanding and analysis from different stakeholders in the Asia Pacific region based on their own contexts and expertise. 
• Catalyse plan for actions and commitments to advance the various priority areas and inform regional actions moving forward. 
• Exchange information on resources, events or initiatives that other stakeholders may be interested to join or support in 2022. 

A press statement on IASC’s Emergency Directors Group’s five-day mission to Afghanistan while calling for urgent support to life-saving humanitarian action.

This briefing paper covers a historical analysis of NGO – Taliban relations. It highlights the challenges currently faced by the NGOs in Afghanistan, with a focus on national and local NGOs, based on findings from 41 key informant interviews and a desk review of currently available literature. It concludes with recommendations for the humanitarian sector as they move forward with meeting the needs of vulnerable Afghan people during this complex crisis.

Interagency and Asia Pacific technical working groups

ICVA Statement during the Afghanistan Conference 2022. A High-level pledging event on supporting the Humanitarian Response in Afghanistan. The meeting was convened by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, joined by Member State co-hosts including the Governments of Qatar, the United Kingdom and Germany.

The 2022-2024 direction papers set the focus of ICVA’s work in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America, and MENA regions. They are guided by the ICVA 2030 Strategy.

The 2022-2024 direction paper sets the focus of ICVA’s work in Africa and is guided by the ICVA 2030 Strategy.

The Jesuit Refugee Service provides an advocacy report on the state of the internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in Liberia, six months after their official closure in April 2006. This report finds that some IDPs have remained in the camp sites, and identifies the specific humanitarian concerns that have arisen as a result.

A concept note and flyer regarding a side event to the 60th session of the UNHCR Executive Committee, entitled “Update on the Somali Refugee Emergency and Protracted Refugee Situation in Dadaab, Kenya.” This event provides an update on the dramatic increase in the forced displacement of Somali, and the resulting overcrowding of refugee camps in Dadaab.

The chairperson’s summary and recommendations from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s international meeting “Emergency in the Horn of Africa: Follow-Up and Response Actions.” This meeting took stock of the evolving situation, reviewed actions taken to date and identified measures required to address urgent needs, including funding gaps, as well as longer term follow-up investments and actions required to build resilience and tackle the root causes of crisis vulnerability in the Horn of Africa (HoA).

As donors convene in Geneva from 25 April 2022, 53 NGOs and NGO networks have released a statement calling for an urgent and substantial step-up in funding and leadership to respond to the humanitarian catastrophe facing millions in the Horn of Africa due to the severe drought, warning that further delays will cost lives.

ICVA is seeking a consultant for two months to support the ICVA Regional Representatives in Kenya and Senegal.

Application deadline:23 September 2022

Start date: as soon as possible.

For more information see the ToR.

The 2022-2024 direction papers set the focus of ICVA’s work in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America, and MENA regions. They are guided by the ICVA 2030 Strategy.

Conclusions and recommendations from the Civil Society and Local Action Day  on 9 October at the side-lines of the African Union’s High Level Food Security and Nutrition Conference in Addis Ababa.

The ongoing crisis in Sudan has resulted in over 860 deaths, with tens of thousands of civilians displaced and fleeing to neighboring countries. Key infrastructure and services, including health facilities and water access, have been severely impacted, leaving millions of people without access to basic necessities. The humanitarian response efforts have also been compromised, with looting of humanitarian assets and offices hindering effective action in key locations. Despite these challenges, NGOs are committed to delivering aid and support to those in need. This crisis is likely to require a protracted response, and offers an opportunity to strengthen local capacities and resilience, improve coordination, and ensure a more principled and effective response. The ICVA Secretariat is taking an approach to support NGOs during the crisis.

The 2022-2024 direction paper sets the focus of ICVA’s work in the Middle East and North Africa Region and is guided by the ICVA 2030 Strategy.

Against the current background of sustaining local responses, ICVA initiated this research aiming at mapping and documenting the extent of effective and meaningful NNGOs engagement in international humanitarian coordination structures. Focusing in specific at MENA region, the research explores NNGOs engagement in Humanitarian Country Teams (HCTs), Country-Based Pooled Fund (CBPF) Advisory Boards, and sector or cluster coordination platforms. The contexts covered are Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, the occupied Palestinian territories, Syria (Damascus and Turkey-based operations as well as the Whole of Syria response), and Yemen. Drawing on both qualitative and quantitative data, this research briefly profiles national leadership within the seven responses across MENA and outlines the state of NNGO engagement across the region.

This document summarizes the IASC Emergency Directors’ recommendation that the IASC Principals declare an L3 IASC System-Wide Emergency Response to the Syria crisis, and propose that this declaration trigger the measures outlined in the L3 accompanying measures attached.

This document details the Humanitarian Coordinator’s role in leading the international humanitarian response to the Syria crisis, as a result of the Emergency Relief Coordinator’s activation of a system-wide Level 3 response. The Humanitarian Coordinator and Humanitarian Country Team are empowered to make decisions in the following key areas: setting overall priorities; allocating resources; monitoring performance; and dealing with underperformance.

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This study is part of the larger Syrian NGO Network Engagement and Partnership Programme, carried out by ICVA in strategic partnership with UNDP Syria. It aims to document the evolution of Syrian NGO networks over time, emphasizing how they have played a role in collective advocacy work and representation for local Syrians.

The research aims to better understand the current stage of the operationalization of the The Humanitarian- Development – Peace Nexus approach in the selected MENA region countries of Iraq, Syria, Syria cross-border from Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen, and Libya. It documents policy changes and situational changes that reflect the NEXUS approach. It also provides good practices and examples to various actors to help them develop guiding tools and strategic thinking around inclusion of NEXUS approaches in strategies, programs, etc.

The 2022-2024 direction papers set the focus of ICVA’s work in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America, and MENA regions. They are guided by the ICVA 2030 Strategy.

PowerPoint presentations on:

1. ICVA in MENA achievements
2. Nexus Research Findings
3. UNDP Nexus presentations

ICVA’s approach to support NGOs during the Türkiye and Syria Earthquake.

In the face of devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria, ICVA is amplifing the voices of its members and calls for:

• Effective humanitarian coordination
• Unconditional humanitarian access
• Duty of care
• Quality funding
• Harmonized and simplified due diligence and flexibility in partnership
• Clarity on counter-terrorism exemptions

Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, “We need an immediate humanitarian ceasefire.”

This consultancy aims to actively support the production of contextualized evidence on locally led action in Iraq, prioritizing the integration of humanitarian and development actions through the Nexus approach. The consultant(s) selected for this role will collaborate closely with local, national, and international partners to develop and implement a Localisation Baseline in Iraq, ensuring effective coordination and alignment of efforts.

Application deadline:  25 January 2024.

Job description and application procedure in the below link.

Protect Aid Workers is a new initiative that supports humanitarian workers of national and international NGOs that have experienced a critical incident or are under threat due to their work as a humanitarian.

The 2023-2025 direction paper sets the focus of ICVA’s work in the Latin America and Caribbean Region and is guided by the ICVA 2030 Strategy.

ICVA and the Humanitarian Leadership Academy have developed this paper to support local, national and international NGOs to ‘unpack’ localization in a constructive manner.

Click on this briefing paper to access all information – and more – shared throughout this topic.

28-29 October 2019 in Brussels

The high-level International Solidarity Conference organized by the European Union, the UN Refugee Agency and the International Organization for Migration on 28-29 October in Brussels aimed to mobilise support in addressing the refugee and migrant crisis, demonstrate solidarity of the international community to the affected host countries and increase international support for a regional and coordinated response.

In this sense, through NGO networks (ICVA, InterAction, and Voice), NGOs worldwide and particularly those active in Latin America and the Caribbean region developed the following joint NGO statement on “Ensuring solidarity with displaced Venezuelans: supporting countries and communities hosting and protecting them”.

The 2022-2024 direction papers set the focus of ICVA’s work in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America, and MENA regions. They are guided by the ICVA 2030 Strategy.

A report analysing the protection context in Latin America and the Caribbean. The report will be launched during the 40th anniversary celebrations of the Cartagena Declaration and will contribute to the upcoming Chile Declaration and Action Plan 2024-2034.

The Cartagena +40 Declaration and Plan of Action is set for adoption on 11-12 December in Santiago, Chile.

Click on the below links to read the report in English and Spanish.